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We all want to be debt-free, but sometimes that's easier said than done. To be truly financially independent, it takes grit and willpower, and often patience. But with the right attitude and tools, the average person can turn their financial future around faster than they realize.

Annie Yang wants to challenge the stereotype that millennials must delay important milestones due to financial setbacks and teach people practical tips for saving money and staying out of debt. She doesn't tell people to just stop eating out or buying unnecessary things; she wants to reach those who might already be making those sacrifices and still struggling, because she's been there, too.

Annie has had a rollercoaster of job experience since she graduated high school and decided to delay college, but all of those experiences taught her to save up, be resourceful, and never rely on others to dictate her financial future. So buckle up for the ride and join me for this week's episode.

Key Topics:

1. Letting accomplishments speak for themselves
2. Almost getting fired for having a side hustle
3. The expectations put on children in a Chinese household
4. Making her own way in life without assistance
5. The backlashed she faced for skipping college
6. How her limitations instilled a good relationship with money early on
7. Working 5 gigs at a time
8. Choosing community college vs. a traditional university
9. How she kept finding jobs with very little experience
10. How writing a book can open doors to other opportunities
11. Annie's mission to motivate young people to have good financial literacy

Connect with Annie online:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnnieMargaritaYang

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@annieyangfinancial

Website: https://www.annieyangfinancial.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annieyangfinancial/

Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C95MR11J

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

Everybody has leadership abilities — maybe you recognized them from a young age, or maybe you have yet to discover them. No matter the case, we all have the ability to lead others and find our own unique leadership strengths.

David Kitchen, founder and president of Edge Leadership Academy and former D1 coach, helps people simplify leadership and find their own unique signature to leave on the world. He knows that everyone has their own inner leader, but sometimes it takes some coaching and mentorship to get that part of you to truly shine.

If you're ready to become a leader, but you're not sure where to start, this episode will give you the tools and motivation you've been looking for to start thinking like a leader. No matter if you're in a corporate role, or taking the path of entrepreneurship, everyone can benefit from learning to lead and owning their authenticity.

Key Topics:

1. Simplifying leadership into easy frameworks
2. Learning to lead with love from a young age
3. How his childhood shaped who he is today
4. What we can learn from the mindsets of very successful athletes
5. The start of Edge Leadership Academy
6. The 5 Cs of good leaders
7. How to start cultivating leadership skills no matter who you are
8. Discovering what your strengths are and owning them
9. Challenges being seen as credible as a young black man in a room full of older execs
10. Developing your own signature for everything you do in life
11. Maintaining your authenticity and seeing things from the bigger picture

Connect with David online:

Instagram: @coachdkitch

Website: https://www.edgeleadershipacademy.com/

Finish Friday Newsletter: https://www.edgeleadershipacademy.com/newsletter-sign-up

Built Not Born Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-not-born-podcast/id1538583934

The Pyramid Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KN5V5L8/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_XYWV67ZMWA3JSWCZVTMA

Book a Call with David: https://calendly.com/coachkitch/30min?month=2024-02

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

When we find ourselves in a toxic workplace environment, we naturally look for relief and an escape from work stress elsewhere. People will often gravitate toward meditation, yoga, wellness retreats, or pretty much anything to take their minds off of what's happening at work.

After all, we spend the majority of our days working, commuting, and stressing about our jobs. So if that becomes toxic or unhealthy, it's normal to seek an escape. But what happens when those wellness efforts turn toxic, too?

This week, I'm exploring at what point wellness becomes toxic and how to prevent your escape from becoming more hurtful than helpful. If you've ever felt pressured by wellness trends, fad diets, or felt like your efforts are too imperfect to maintain, this episode is for you!

We all need wellness in our lives, but we don't want that to become another source of stress and discomfort. So join me to learn some ways you can achieve more balance in your life.

Key Topics:

1. Toxic workplaces vs. toxic wellness
2. How the wellness industry markets "relief" from unhappiness
3. At what point does wellness become toxic?
4. How to balance your wellness routines in a healthy way
5. Finding joy in wellness and setting healthy boundaries

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

What if I told you that some people see more colors than others (but I'm not talking about colorblindness)? Or that an entire art skill almost went entirely extinct less than 50 years ago because of the CIA? Would you believe me?

This week's episode is a wild ride with a little bit of (true) conspiracy theories, some science, and eventually, we get to talking about business. Our guest, Mandy Theis, is a fun and wise art teacher who set out to not only teach others to get in touch with their creative side, but to revive the teachings of the atelier art style while doing it.

In this fast-paced hour together, we talk about what exactly atelier art is, where it originated from, why it almost went completely extinct in the 1900s, how to train your brain to see life more colorfully, and finally, how Mandy got the inspiration to start the School of Atelier Arts accredited Masters program.

Don't miss this episode packed with creativity and inspiration that will make anyone listening immediately want to start taking art classes!

Key Topics:

1. What is atelier art?
2. Learning to love art from a young age
3. There's no such thing as "you either have it, or you don't"
4. How the CIA almost made atelier art extinct in the 20th century
5. Art can be taught, it's not solely an inherited skill
6. Getting laid off during the 2008 recession
7. The true joy that realism brings to people
8. Technique and creativity can co-exist
9. Learning to see more color in your life
10. The key to doing what you want is in just deciding
11. Behind every successful artist is great marketing (even the greats)
12. The hardest and easiest parts of entrepreneurship for artists

Connect with Mandy online:

https://www.schoolofatelierarts.com/

Get a free one-hour color training class from Mandy: https://my.demio.com/ref/m3RH9UadHuvCXMbx

Instagram: @schoolofatelierarts

Newsletter sign-up: https://www.schoolofatelierarts.com/newslettersignup/

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

We often hear the advice to follow our passions, but what if we take that a step further and unravel the unique patterns woven within those passions that drive our purpose?

In this solo episode, we're unpacking these two terms that are often used when discussing career paths and career happiness. They're similar but have very different meanings that can make or break our overall satisfaction in life.

It might sound dramatic, but you'll understand once you hear how I break down the difference between your passion and your purpose. And after we decipher the two, I'm going to teach you how to identify the patterns within your passion that will help you crystallize your purpose.

Once you know which is which and how they relate, you'll have the tools to unlock your authentic self and life a more purposeful life.

Key Topics:

1. The difference between passion and purpose
2. Our passions have patterns
3. 3 passion pattern points that inform us about our dreams and goals
4. 4 ways our passion patterns can be a tool for personal and professional growth
5. Passions are dynamic, but purpose is sewn into your soul

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

Unless you're living under a rock, you're probably aware that the fashion and beauty industries have some major issues with animal cruelty and sustainability. It's unfortunately part of the current reality behind many major fashion and beauty brands.

But fortunately for us, there are people like our guest, Suveria Mota, who are looking to change that. With a lifelong passion for fashion and shoes fueled by her parents' careers at Tiffany's and Macy's, she's putting her dreams to work to remove animal cruelty from the fashion industry.

It wasn't (and isn't) an easy dream to make a reality — she couldn't even find a shoe factory at first to produce her designs. But with tenacity and determination, she now has her own eco-friendly luxury fashion brand that she's looking to expand and compete with major fashion retailers.

Suveria's story is a fascinating example of the accidental entrepreneur that can teach us about getting over imposter syndrome and pushing for our dreams no matter what.

Key Topics:

1. Fashion has been an influence from the beginning
2. Trying to make it in the acting business in LA
3. The documentary that changed her outlook on fashion
4. Identifying a gap in the market for luxury vegan footwear
5. Receiving the first vegan shoe samples that launched her business
6. There's no such thing as a wasted experience
7. Why shoes?
8. You don't need specific training to launch a successful business
9. Having the grit to be self-made
10. How parenthood motivated her in the business launch

Connect with Suveria online:

https://www.suveria.com/

Instagram: @suveria

Tag the brand on Instagram to bring awareness to any animal cruelty found online

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

To help kick off 2024, I'll be sprinkling more solo episodes into the podcast rotation this year. So this is the first one of the year, and we're diving into 3 New Year's resolution buzzwords — mindset, mindfulness, and purpose.

They aren't going anywhere anytime soon, so we're going to take a deeper look at these 3 words and how they collaborate together to guide you in your career journey. I'll explore the differences between each word and a few ways that you can use these buzzwords to rethink your career, especially if you're looking to shake things up in a big way this year.

I'll discuss a few different ways you can take each word to approach life and career more optimistically so you can set yourself up for success and reach all of your goals in 2024. Let's do this!

Key Topics:

1. What is mindset?
2. Cultivating a growth mindset over a fixed mindset
3. Learning from feedback
4. Embracing setbacks
5. What is mindfulness?
6. Starting your day out right
7. Weaving mindfulness into your work day
8. Having a purpose-driven perspective on careers
9. Signs that you might be ready to switch roles or industries

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

Networking is one of those dirty words in life that always elicits eye-rolls and groans. But it remains one of the most valuable and useful ways to get into doors that might not otherwise open through traditional job applications and interviews.

While we often view networking as rubbing elbows at a dinner party or attending boring networking events, it's not always like that. More often, it's friends we meet throughout life, either through an early job, a family friend, or even a parent at our kids' school. What does remain true, however, is that the earlier we start and the more often we make those connections, the better off we are.

Meet Michelle Enjoli, a networking superstar who took her connecting and networking superpowers to a whole other level to get not just one of her dream jobs, but nearly all of them. That's right, Michelle claims that about 95% of her jobs have been through her network, which is amazing.

Whether you're 13, 30, or closer to retirement, it's never too late to hone your networking skills. So join us this week to learn how to do it and why it might just be the thing that lands you your dream job someday.

Key Topics:

1. What we do is a huge part of who we are
2. Dream jobs can (and do) change throughout our lifetime
3. The importance of maintaining your native language and being bilingual if you can
4. The responsibility of being the first gen older child in an immigrant family
5. Wanting a job to provide for her family that she loved
6. Securing her dream job before even graduating college
7. Turning criticism into motivation
8. Pivoting from TV production to doing speaking engagements for politicians and celebs
9. 95% of career opportunities coming from networking
10. The wake-up call of her career working at Mercedez-Benz
11. Teaching people how to brand themselves to land new job opportunities consistently
12. Why personal branding matters so much
13. Defining and developing your personal brand
14. Staying open and curious to re-evaluate your situation every few years

Find more from Miichelle:

Instagram: @kelly.tolliday.yoga

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleenjoli/

Website: https://www.michelleenjoli.com/

Instagram: @michelleenjoli

Michelle's Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBAfujtmtg&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

TikTok: @michelleenjoli

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

When we're moving through life, we can't always see how our choices and life experiences are interconnected. Sometimes, the things we're doing seem so unrelated to one another that you might think it's all just a spontaneous fluke.

Other times (and usually), you can look back at your life several years down the road and see how most of the things you were doing are connected — you just didn't know it at the time.

That's how Kelly Tolliday's story unfolded. From early on, her life path was decidedly undecided, but she let her inner wisdom and a love for adventure guide her through life to where she is now. From taking a chance on love in her early 20s and moving to the other side of the world to now starting her own yoga retreat business, everything she did in between these milestones all had their perfect place to lead her to where she is today.

If your path looks more like a winding rollercoaster, or even a knotted up ball of yarn, than a straight line, this episode is for you. Kelly's story will inspire anyone who has taken more than a few twists, turns, and detours through their career and life journey to keep at it. The Golden Thread that connects it all will be so clear farther down the path.

Key Topics:

1. How podcasting fulfilled her childhood radio DJ dreams
2. Choosing a college major after starting out undecided
3. Following love to Australia and choosing to start her career there
4. Society doesn't support winding career paths, but they're still okay
5. Becoming self-taught in the marketing industry
6. The importance of a strong partnership in entrepreneurship
7. How travel became woven into Kelly's being
8. How to travel with young children
9. Deciding to come back to the states with her partner
10. Getting clients as a young woman with no experience
11. Yoga Kelly vs. Marketing Kelly
12. The Golden Thread that connects all of her modalities together
13. Retreats encourage people to travel on their own and rejuvenate
14. Falling in love with yoga
15. The behind the scenes of planning retreats
16. The magic of Costa Rica

Find more from Kelly:

Instagram: @kelly.tolliday.yoga

@risingnatureretreats

Website: https://www.hellotruenature.com/

Transform with Travel Podcast: https://transform-with-travel.captivate.fm/

Other offerings: linktr.ee/risingnatureretreats

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]

Negotiations are a regular part of life. But much like public speaking, it can be so nerve-wracking to do, no matter how many times you do it. It's a delicate art that can become a high-stakes back-and-forth, depending on who you're dealing with.

But what many people often get wrong about negotiating is that it's not like it is in the movies. At least, not usually.

This week's guest, Dorothy Mashburn, is here to teach us what negotiating is really like and why women are actually at an advantage when they step up to the negotiation table. In her experience, women have negotiation superpowers that make them more attuned to achieving a favorable outcome — whether it's negotiating salary, a pay raise, the price of a house…anything you can think of!

So tune in to hear how Dorothy got inspired to enter the world of negotiations and how she helps women discover their superpowers and stand up for what they know they're worth.

Key Topics:

1. A negotiation coach on a mission to close the gender pay gap worldwide
2. Growing up in India and transitioning into life in the US
3. How a job at Walmart helped her get her career started
4. The cultural expectations that impacted her life decisions
5. The advantages of integrating into a new culture
6. Discovering the US isn't as equal as she thought
7. Negotiation is in everything we do
8. The biggest setback women face in negotiations
9. Negotiations aren't like we see in the movies
10. Cutting through the masculine aura around negotiation and business
11. How women can leverage their femininity in negotiations
12. Knowing your audience and being adaptable to them
13. Women's best weapon is our drive to advocate for others
14. Believing we're worth more

Find more from Dorothy:

Website: https://www.dorothymashburn.com/

Salary Negotiations Made Simple Podcast

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-mashburn/

Find more from Courtney Page:

Instagram: @courtneyaustinpage

Website: https://www.glowstatecoach.com/

Interested in 1:1 Coaching or Hiring Courtney for a Speaking Engagement or Workshop? Email her at: [email protected]